Planetary hours
in Rome.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Sunday, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Rome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:59 – 07:48
- 2♀︎ Venus07:48 – 08:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:37 – 09:26
- 4☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 11:54
- 7♂︎ Mars11:54 – 12:43
- 8☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:32
- 9♀︎ Venus13:32 – 14:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:21 – 15:10
- 11☽︎ Moon15:10 – 16:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 16:49
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:49 – 18:00
- 2♂︎ Mars18:00 – 19:11
- 3☉︎ Sun19:11 – 20:22
- 4♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:43
- 6☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 01:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 02:16
- 9♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:27
- 10☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:38
- 11♀︎ Venus04:38 – 05:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:49 – 07:00
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rome?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 9h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 14h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:59 to 07:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.